Ronnie Burkett is arguably the world’s leading puppeteer. This Canadian iconoclast long ago outgrew the easy laughs and dirty innuendo of his early career; his work over the last decade has wrung pathos, defiance, and transcendence from the marionettes, sets, and stories he crafts in his Toronto studio. In this show, a blind shut-in stands watch over the apocalypse. She will not go out with a whimper.
A Nova Scotian nurse cares for four wounded Canadians in the aftermath of the battle at Vimy Ridge. Vimy follows their journey as they struggle to heal from physical and emotional wounds. Written by Vern Thiessen, the acclaimed author of Einstein’s Gift.
The Merchant of Venice riffs on Arab-Israeli conflict in an adaptation studying religious persecution, trial without mercy, and fear. Two Merchants is part of a doctoral research project.
Craig Hall, until recently artistic producer of Rumble Theatre, bids the city farewell by reviving his successful 2003 premiere of the Greg MacArthur three-hander about two searchers who hole up with a gay dude, a pile of cocaine, and a prehistoric boy exhumed from a glacier.
The lives of a bitter Korean War vet, an unfeeling ESL teacher and his angry student, and a courageous Korean woman intertwine in a play by 2003 Lambda Literary Award winner C.E. Gatchalian.
